Bearing.



C. 0. JOHNSON.

BEARING.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 1911. I 1 5 14g Patented Jan. 1%, 1913.

if m i 17 4 M g MW CHARLES o. JOHNSON, or nn'rnorr, Mronreaiv.

BEARING.

- Specificatioh of Letters Patent.

' Patented Jan, M. 1913.

Application filed April 17, 1911. Serial No. 621,462.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES O. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing atiDetroit, in the county of Wayne 5 and State of Michigamhai'e invented certain new and useful Improvements-in Bearings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to antifriction bearings,' and more particularly to an arrangement thereof, whereby the end thrustfriction is eliminated to a large extent and whereby means are provided for preventing displacement of the parts which are otherwise so disposed as to present only rolling contact between opposed bearing surfaces both for end and radial thrusts. I

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter 'set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1, is a view partially in elevation and partially in longitudinal section of a bearing that embodies features of the invention mounted in operative position in the hub of a wheel and on a journal; and Fig. 2, is a view in transverse section on or about line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Asherein shown in preferred form, a cage is formed of a pair of end rings or members 1, held in parallel spaced relation by tie bars 2, whose reduced end portions pass through and are headed 'down or otherwise secured to the members 1. The outer faces of the members are each provided with an annular groove or race-way concentric with the member in which a lining ring 3 is inserted to cover the ends of the tie bars 2, and form a race-way for end thrustloalls 4, the walls of each, side of the groove having their outer margins slightly inset, as indicated at 5, to retain the balls.

A series of rolls 7 of proper dimensions to rotate freely between the tie bars 2, with 45 their peripheries extending within and without the inner andouter peripheries respectively of the members 1, are disposed in regular alternation with the bars 2, and are suspended in place by inner balls 8, engaging axial sockets in the ends of the rolls and openings through the inner faces of the members 1, the balls riding on the inner .faces of the liningri'ngs 3. Intermediate spaclng balls 9, in openings in the tie bars 2, contact with the peripheries of each ad- 1acent pair of rolls and'are preferably disposed so that their centers lie in a circle of less diameter than the circle in which. the centers of the end walls 7 are arranged; As a furtherdetail of construction the balls 9 may be placed in line with the axes of the adjacent pairs of rolls, so that thrust of one roll to the next is communicated in a straight line through these balls.

. journaled roll or rolls act as driving means to hold the trainoof rolls, and the inter mediate balls against circumferential dis placement when the bearing is placed on a journal 12, with a surrounding bearing ring '13, in a hub or sleeve 14. This avoids any creepingand effectively prevents 1 contact, except at the drive roll pintles, of surfaces which are not in rolling engagement.

Then assembled as shown, the balls 4, are

arranged to abut or roll on end thrust rings 15 and 16, the inner one of which is mounted in the'sleeve or hub- 14, and the outer one of which'is held on the end of the journal 12, by the usual bur or nut 17.

By this arrangement an anti-friction bearing is obtained which presents only rolling members between opposed bearing surfaces for taking up their radial or end thrust, and which also effectively holds all the rolling members in such spaced relation that they do not tend to become damaged or moved into contact with the spacing or stationary members of the cage.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of'the invention, and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

What I claim is:

1. A bearing comprising a cage consisting of a pair of end rings held in parallel spaced relation by regularly disposed tie bars secured at-their ends to the rings, end thrust balls traveling in annular race-ways in the outer faces of the rings, a series of rolls between the spacing bars and rings, end thrust balls engaging axial sockets in the roll ends and openings in the inner faces I .en thrust balls engaging axial sockets in,

of the rings,' and intermediate halls in openings through the tie bars in rolling contact with the adjacent rolls, one or more of the rolls having end pintles replacing the end thrust balls and engaging the ring through ring openings in which they are se cured, and a lining ring in the bottom of each race-way, end thrust balls in the racewa s, rolls alternating with the tie bars,

the roll ends and bearing against the lining rings through openings in the inner faces of the end rings, and intermediate balls in openings in the tie bars in rolling contact with the adjacent rolls, one or more of the rolls' having end pint-les replacing the end thrust balls and journalcd in openings in the rings;

i 3. A hearing comprising a cage consisting of end rings provided with outer annular race-waysand inner bearing openings at regular intervals, tie bars alternating with the inner openings and securing the rings in spaced relation, one or more driving rolls having end pintles journaled be tween the rings, said pintles engaging hearing openings in the rings, rolls in theremaining spaces between the tie bars having axial sockets, end thrust balls engaging'said sockets and the openings in the rings, id intermediate spacing balls in openings in the tie bars in rolling contact with adjacent rolls.

4. A hearing comprising a cage consisting of end rings, tie bars secured at their ends to the rings in regular spaced relation, linmg rings each seated in an annular groove in the outer end face of each ring over bear-' rings each having an annular raceway in its outer face, bearing openings through its inner face into the groove of the raceway, at regular intervals, and tie-bar opemngs alternating within the bearing openings,-

fiattcned tie-bars having reduced end portions secured in the tie-bar openin for holding the rings in parallel space relation and provided with transverse apertures for spacing balls disposed in circles of less diameter than the circles in which the ring bearing openings are disposed, a lining ring in the bottom of each raceway, end-thrust balls in the raceway, a SBIIGS Of rolls alternating with the spacing bars, end plntles on one or more of the rolls engagingadjacent hearing openings in the rings, end thrust balls engaging axial end sockets in the rest of the rolls and lying in the ring bearing openings against the lining rings and spacing balls in the transverse apertures of the bars in rolling contact with the adjacent rolls. i

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLESO. JOHNSON. ,Witnesses: I

LEWIS E. FLANDERS, ANNA C. RAVILER.

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